Learn about the different types of knowledge syntheses: systematic reviews, scoping reviews, rapid reviews, and more. The similarities and differences between these study types, the different steps in the process, and key aspects critical for ensuring their successful completion.

Patricia Ayala is Research Services Librarian at University of Toronto Libraries.

She has worked on the development of the Systematic and Scoping Review Collaboration (SSRC) at Gerstein Science Information Centre, focused on partnering with faculty and researchers engaged in systematic reviews, scoping reviews and other types of knowledge syntheses. Patricia’s portfolio includes building and deepening relationships with faculty, staff, students, and other researchers, on campus, within research institutes, teaching hospitals, and national and international organizations. She was part of the team that developed PRISMA-Search a guideline on how to report literature searches, and most recently the Guidelines for Reporting Trial Protocols and Completed Trials Modified Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Extenuating Circumstances: The CONSERVE 2021 Statement.

She has degrees in Biology and Fine Arts from the University of North Carolina, and Master in Information and Library Studies from the University of Toronto.

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